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Immigrant Generations: A Cultural and Political Analysis, Slides of Ethnic Studies

An insightful exploration of the experiences and political dynamics of different immigrant generations, focusing on the first, second, and third generations. Topics such as identity, cultural assimilation, and political engagement, offering valuable context for understanding the complexities of immigrant communities.

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2011/2012

Uploaded on 12/13/2012

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Immigration
Soujourners = here temporarily to work
Settlers = here to make new life
Fluid boundaries: some expect to go home
and do not, others expect to stay and go
home
High proportion of all immigrant groups
(European, Asian, Mexican, Latino) go
home.
We are the descendents of those who
stayed.
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Immigration

  • Soujourners = here temporarily to work
  • Settlers = here to make new life
  • Fluid boundaries: some expect to go home

and do not, others expect to stay and go

home

  • High proportion of all immigrant groups

(European, Asian, Mexican, Latino) go

home.

  • We are the descendents of those who

stayed.

Counting Immigrant Generations

    1. First = the immigrants
    1. Second = children of immigrants
  • [Some call those who migrate as small children the 1.5 generation.]
    1. Third = grandchildren of immigrants
  • NOTE: Asian immigrant groups count 0 as the immigrants, 1 as the children of the immigrants (the first generation born here). Just a different custom for talking about the same thing.

Second Generation

  • US-born children of immigrants (+ child migrants).
  • Grow up speaking English, going to US schools.
  • Some bilingual, others cannot speak parents’ language.
  • Parents often conservative, expect tighter control over children, view larger society as alien
  • Awareness of being “different,” concerns about fitting in.
  • Torn between parents’ ideas and the larger society.
  • Parent-child conflicts are common.
  • Power reversals if the child translates for the parents.

Third Generation

  • Grandchildren of immigrants, children of the

torn generation

  • Little real contact with grandparents’ culture,

full cultural assimilation to mainstream.

  • Often romantic nostalgia for grandparents’

culture

  • Whites blend in, non-whites experience racial

discrimination, become more “race

conscious”

  • Intermarriage rates generally high